WE REACH HERMOSILLO. 121 
much mourning caused here ;” but good fortune favoured us 
to the end of our journey, and we were stopped by no one. 
The long distances we had travelled day after day, and 
especially the extra night-work, had nearly finished off our 
mules. This last ride made mine stone-lame, and Van 
Alstine’s could scarcely hobble along. In this condition, late 
in the afternoon of a dry, dusty, sultry day, bereft of coats, 
wearied and travel-stained, with our tin mugs and other traps 
dangling behind us, we entered Hermosillo. We passed some 
Mexican dandies taking their evening ride on showy horses 
with gaudy trappings, and followed by their armed servants ; 
then, being painfully alive to our wretched appearance, and 
- not wishing to meet any of our future friends, we entered a 
side alley and gained our hotel by a circuitous route, where 
_ We soon indulged, with infinite relish after our weary ride, in 
a good tub and a hearty supper. 
